Religious Persecution Collection

Colonial family banished from Puritan Massachusetts, 1600s
Punishing heretics by exiling them from Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Witchcraft book by Cotton Mather, 1689
Cotton Mather, " Memorable Providences Relating to Witchcrafts, " title page, 1689. Halftone reproduction with a watercolor wash

Testimony at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690s
Trial of a suspected witch at Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1692. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Praying over a suspected witch in Salem, 1690s
Reverend Cotton Mather attempting to save a soul from witchcraft by prayer, Salem, Massachusetts, 1690s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

Rhode Island natives befriending Roger Williams, 1635
Roger Williams welcomed by Rhode Island Native Americans, 1635. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Roger Williams escaping to Rhode Island, 1635
Roger Williamss exile from Massachusetts Colony to Rhode Island, 1635. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Inca leader Atahualpa sentenced to execution, 1533
Spanish conqueror Pizarro orders the Inca ruler Atahualpa to be led instantly to execution in Peru, 1533. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Trial of a Quaker in England
Quaker man on trial in an English courtroom. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Suspected witch arrested by Massachusetts colonists, 1600s
New England Puritans arresting an old woman accused of witchcraft, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Giles Corey accused of witchcraft in Salem
Giles Corey accused by a witness at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Salem witchcraft trial, 1692
Witness testifying at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Quaker Mary Dyer taken to be hanged in Boston, 1660
Quaker Mary Dyer led to her execution in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1660. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustratioin

Quakers executed in Puritan Massachusetts
Quakers going to their execution in Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Witchcraft at Salem Village title page, 1692
Lamsons " Witchcraft at Salem Village" title page, 1692. Halftone reproduction with a watercolor wash

St. Bartholomews Day Massacre, 1572
Massacre of Huguenots by Catherine de Medicis forces on St Bartholomews Day, Paris, 1572. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

St. Bartholomews Day Massacre of French Huguenots, 1572
Assassination of Coligny and other Huguenots on Saint Bartholomews Day, Paris, 1572. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration

Wife of Giles Corey tried for witchcraft in Salem
Trial of Giles Coreys wife for witchcraft, Salem, 1692. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Roger Williams exiled to Rhode Island, 1635
Roger Williams leaving Massachusetts Bay Colony for Rhode Island, 1635. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

Salem witchcraft account, 1697
" A Modest Enquiry into Witchcraft, " by John Hale, 1697, title page of Boston printing, 1702. Halftone reproduction with a watercolor wash

Founding of Providence, Rhode Island, 1636
Roger Williams landing at a spring where he builds Providence, Rhode Island, 1636. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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